32" SCALE BASSES

[MAGUS®]

Can anyone list / name any 32" or even 31" scale basses ? I'm on the lookout for one but i've noticed a lot of online ads forget or dont bother to list the scale length.

 

[iamthebassman]

Don't think there is such a thing as a 31" scale bass. I have a couple of Phantom basses which are 32" scale. There are tons of 30" scale basses available tho'.

 

[DaveBeny]

Rob Green at Status will do you a 32" neck no problem. I swapped a couple of emails with him recently about building a 32" six-string.

Any custom builder will probably be happy to do one.

As for off-the-shelf production basses, I can only think of the Fender Urge II.

 

[xyllion]

Good question. The only 32" scale basses that I know about are custom built.

Fender/Squier have made some 30" scale basses. These are the Bronco, Musicmaster and Mustang basses.

Gibson/Epiphone make the EB-0 which is 30.5" scale.

The Kubicki Ex Factor bass is 32".

Off the top of my head, those are all the short and medium scale basses that I can think of.

 

[iamthebassman]

Brands that make or have made 30" scale basses:
Fender
Gibson
Rickenbacker
Guild
Hofner
Danelectro
Jerry Jones
Gretsch
Epiphone
Vox
..and many more I can't think of right now.
Here's a shot of one of my Phantoms(32" scale).

 

[MAGUS®]

Thanks guys.

Isnt the Urge 2 the Stu Hamm Fender ? I checked that at Fender Europes web and they're 34".

I'm probably looking for 32" as 30 maybe just too small. I'm sure the Alembic Spoiler is 32 " but alas, the price is loony. One went for about $1700 on UK ebay the other day. ( £850 gbp )
I loved the look of it though, and the width of the fretboard doesnt seem to change much between the first and last frets. Just what i'm after !!!

Contacting Rob Greene maybe an option, as the current bass i have is a Status Shark fretted 4 from 1995, but the scale is 34, and the width of the fretboard is too wide at the upper frets end of the neck.

 

[iamthebassman]

Nowadays the Stu Hamm bass is 34" but it was originally a 32" for many years.

 

[Offbase]

Stu Hamm Urge I USA*
Stu Hamm Urge MIM*
Kubicki Ex Factor
Robin Ranger
Phantom Teardrop
Burns Marquis
Aria Pro II ZZB*
Aria Pro II TSB-400*
Fender MIJ 32" P-Bass*
Ishibashi (Fender Japan) 32" Jazz Bass (must order through Ishibashi Japan, about $700 US Shipped)

*No longer in production but fairly frequent on Ebay used.

 

[lyle]

+1 for kubicki. Great basses.

 

[Tom Howland]

My first bass was a 1968 Gibson EB-1 Bass.
This was a violin shapped bass one humbucking pickup.
It was 32" scale, a great bass-Felix Pappalardi-

 

[PilbaraBass]

Wasn't the MusicMan Sabre Bass a short scale?

 

[Rock City]

My first bass was a 1968 Gibson EB-1 Bass.

Nope....that is a 30.0" scale.
Corey

 

[A9X]

+2 for Kubicki X
Alembic also do 30.75" (I have 2) and 32"
Burns Marquee is a 32"
Landing Bass do 30.5" and 32"
Ibanez GAXB150 is 32"
Schecter Hellcat is a 6 string 30"
Fender Bass VI is a 6 string 30"
Guild did some 30" including the Starfire and Jetstar

I'd love a Status 32" (narrow) Kingbass in full graphite.

Lots of luthiers will make you a bass in just about any scale you want, including 32"

 

[MAGUS®]

Theres a bigger choice than i thought ! Excellent

I like the Shamray basses - when money is no object i will have one built. Till then its off the shelf only

 

[James Hart]

I've got an 80s Ibanez Destroyer in 32" scale.

 

[Offbase]

+2 for Kubicki X
Alembic also do 30.75" (I have 2) and 32"
Burns Marquee is a 32"
Landing Bass do 30.5" and 32"
Ibanez GAXB150 is 32"
Schecter Hellcat is a 6 string 30"
Fender Bass VI is a 6 string 30"
Guild did some 30" including the Starfire and Jetstar

I'd love a Status 32" (narrow) Kingbass in full graphite.

Lots of luthiers will make you a bass in just about any scale you want, including 32"

Dharma,

Would you mind disclosing how much the King bass set you back ... I think they're pretty interesting basses!

 

[FUNKonthewall]

+3 for the Kubicki Ex-Factor.

 

[Funkize you]

As for off-the-shelf production basses, I can only think of the Fender Urge II.

Good Call, First thing i thought of when I saw this thread.

 

[Offbase]

The Urge II is FULL SCALE!

 

[IvanMike]

i think the kubuki is an excellent bass. the idea of playing drop d without having to transpose is very appealing. the other 32" bass i played which knocked me out cold was the alembic stanley clarke model. freakin unreal.